The safest neighbourhoods in Terneuzen
9.5Number 1 · safetyKern KoewachtThe safest neighbourhood in Terneuzen is Kern Koewacht (9.5), with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They are spread across Terneuzen: 7 in the centre, 6 in the east and 5 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,255 residents. The national median for recorded crimes is 1.8 times as high. Of the 33 neighbourhoods in Terneuzen with a safety grade, 10 reach a 7.0 or higher. Terneuzen as a whole comes out at a 5.7, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Terneuzen lives, there are 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present — the national median is 24. On this page that ranges from 10 in Othene to 119 in Noorderdokken.
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The 10 safest neighbourhoods in Terneuzen
Number 1
Kern Koewacht
1,855 residents
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- 29.1safety
Kern Zuiddorpe
700 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 38.8safety
Othene
4,550 residents
10 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 47.9safety
Katspolder
1,680 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 57.9safety
Kern Zaamslag
1,865 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 67.9safety
Noordpolder
2,540 residents
21 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 77.8safety
Kern Philippine
1,805 residents
15 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 87.2safety
Buitengebied Koewacht
760 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 97.1safety
Buitengebied Zaamslag
850 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 107.1safety
Oude Vaart
1,180 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 116.9safety
Driewegen
165 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 126.4safety
Kern Overslag
175 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 136.4safety
Serlippenspolder
2,095 residents
16 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 146.4safety
Zeldenrust
2,925 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 156.2safety
Buitengebied Biervliet
335 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 166.2safety
Buitengebied Sas van Gent
365 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 176.2safety
Kern Sluiskil
2,170 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 185.6safety
Buitengebied Axel
750 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 195.5safety
Buitengebied Zuiddorpe
190 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 205.5safety
Kern Westdorpe
1,915 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 215.5safety
Kern Biervliet
1,255 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 225.4safety
Kern Hoek
2,265 residents
19 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.2safety
Kern Spui
170 residents
39 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 244.3safety
Kern Axel
7,150 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 254.1safety
Buitengebied Philippine
230 residents
29 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 264.0safety
Oudelandse Hoeve
2,195 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 273.7safety
Zuiderpark
1,960 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 283.5safety
Lievenspolder
2,290 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 293.1safety
Triniteit
1,505 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 303.0safety
Noorderdokken
130 residents
119 crimes per 1,000 people present
high footfall - 313.0safety
Kern Sas van Gent
3,590 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 322.6safety
Buitengebied Hoek
540 residents
63 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 332.5safety
Binnenstad-Java
3,180 residents
66 crimes per 1,000 people present
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the safety grade, which comes from crimes recorded by the police in 2025: violence, burglary, total crime, property crime and vandalism. Each figure is set against the number of people present — residents plus three times the number of business premises.
Why is Kern Koewacht at the top?
Kern Koewacht scores a 9.5 on this list, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Terneuzen that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.